PTF Impacts
Provost's Teaching Fellows have made lasting impacts in their departments, colleges and schools, all of the University of Texas, and even the broader scholarship of teaching and learning. Through both individual initiatives and university-wide programs, PTFs continue to serve as catalysts for positive change and further our campus culture of teaching and learning.
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Be Well to Do Well (Signature Course Resource)
This video project was designed to be shown in all Signature Courses at UT. Together with a discussion prompt, the video aims to acquaint students with mental and physical health resources on campus, and to teach them strategies for success.
The Social Classroom (Chronicle of Higher Education)
PTF Jen Ebbeler was interviewed for this article in The Chronicle of Higher Education about how professors can help their students connect and build relationships in both in-person and virtual classrooms, and explore the impact of student interactions on their learning.
Read the entire article here.
The Evolution of Peer-Assisted Learning: From SI to PLUS (ASEE)
Former PTF chair Nina Telang co-presented this paper at the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference in August 2022.
Supplemental Instruction (SI) Program for Electrical and Computer Engineering
For her Provost's Teaching Fellows initiative, Nina Telang developed of a Supplemental Instruction (SI) program in a sophomore-level Electrical and Computer Engineering course, EE319K: Introduction to Embedded Systems.
Supplemental Instruction (SI) study sessions to help students succeed in introductory courses by employing a peer teaching model. SI Leaders – TAs or peers who have already successfully taken the course – plan and lead two identical, voluntary SI sessions each week, which students can join at any point in the semester.
Implementation of a new student initiative: Promoting Student Success and Well-Being (ASEE Gulf-Southwest)
Former PTF chair Nina Telang co-presented this paper at the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference in March 2021. This paper shares a detailed look into the implementation of a new student initiative focused on promoting student success and well-being.
Read the complete paper here, or find the abstract below.
Qualitative and Quantitative Impact of Metacognitive Interventions in Supplemental Instruction Sessions (ASEE)
Former PTF chair Nina Telang co-presented this paper at the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Virtual Annual Conference in June 2020.
Effectiveness of the Supplemental Instruction Program in First-Year Engineering Courses - A Longitudinal Report (ASEE)
Former PTF chair Nina Telang co-presented this paper at the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference in June 2019.
Active Learning at Scale: Lessons from General Chemistry (National Chemistry Education Meeting)
In 2016 Cythia LaBrake presented about her PTF Initiative in a poster session of the National Chemistry Education Meeting. Her presentation was titled "Active Learning at Scale: Lessons from General Chemistry."
View the poster in larger format here.